religious dissidents

Why Did Pilgrims And Puritans Come To New England?

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Why Did Pilgrims And Puritans Come To New England? They came to explore, to make money, to spread and practice their religion freely, and to live on land of their own. The Pilgrims and Puritans came to America to practice religious freedom. In the 1500s England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and created

What Did The Puritans Believe About The Church?

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What Did The Puritans Believe About The Church? The Puritans were members of a religious reform movement known as Puritanism that arose within the Church of England in the late 16th century. They believed the Church of England was too similar to the Roman Catholic Church and should eliminate ceremonies and practices not rooted in